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career began when he was a peace corps volunteer. mark, over to you.[applause]mr. schneider: obviouslyi want to thank kimberly for that kind introduction. as she mentioned when she served in bulgaria, i visited her country as peace corps director and her program was exceptional. it was partly because her director was a remarkable woman who believed that women's empowerment was fundamental to development and democracy. and who inspired countless others throughout her life. i should also note that just looking around the audience, we have another former director of the peace corps, aaron williams. [applause] and we have many former and current staff from the peace corps and usaid and former ambassadors as well. to some degree that is what the peace corps has done. it has given a start to many of us who wanted to do something, contribute to u.s. foreign policy in a fundamentally different way, to contribute on the ground to the way the people see the united states and the way we can contribute to their development at the same time. i want to note this event today on the future of the pea

career began when he was a peace corps volunteer. mark, over to you. [applause] mr. schneider: obviously i want to thank kimberly for that kind introduction. as she mentioned when she served in bulgaria, i visited her country as peace corps director and her program was exceptional. it was partly because her director was a remarkable woman who believed that women's empowerment was fundamental to development and democracy. and who inspired countless others throughout her life. i should also note...

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to move on. thank you. i have run out of time. >> thankyou.mr. schneiderofillinois. >> thank you very much, and thanks to both of you for joining us today. i've said this before as i look at syria, there are three pillars of our interest there. and strategic. 11 million people displaced and 5 million people provided medical care. i will quote you whatever it , takes to get the job done is very much appreciated by us and i hope the rest of the world has a chance to see what we're doing in that respect. i'm going to turn see you, -- turn to you, ambassador jeffrey. you talked about iran and you raised other proxies and of you said there is an umbrella at which hezbollah is at the top of the list. what other groups are of major concern and who else should we have on our radar? >> first of all, all outside groups commanded by iran and who are supporting the assad regime are of concern to us and to most of the syrian people and to most of the neighborhood, but you have certain groups that have come in groups from afghanistan , and other groups from central asia. you have certain i

to move on. thank you. i have run out of time. >> thank you. mr. schneider of illinois. >> thank you very much, and thanks to both of you for joining us today. i've said this before as i look at syria, there are three pillars of our interest there. and strategic. 11 million people displaced and 5 million people provided medical care. i will quote you whatever it , takes to get the job done is very much appreciated by us and i hope the rest of the world has a chance to see what...

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through letters and diaryentriesmr. schneidergivesan inside look at the fears, anxieties and private thoughts of the men who fought on what is still the bloodiest single day in american history. the mosby heritage area association hosted this 50 minute event. [applause] >> our first speaker tonight will be keith snyder. i'm not as tall as giles. keith has worked for the national park service for 33 years. the national mall and memorial antietam national battlefield where he currently holds the position of chief of resource education and visitor services. keith received his undergraduate degree in 1984 and park administration with a concentration in american history from shepherd university . wasasters tdegree earned of the united states army war college. keith has served in the air force in the air national guard for 40 years and recently retired as a colonel. he lives with his wife in martinsburg, west virginia. join me in welcoming our first speaker as keith talks about the battle of antietam from the perspective of the soldiers who experienced it firsthand. [applause] you, kevin.t

through letters and diary entries mr. schneider gives an inside look at the fears, anxieties and private thoughts of the men who fought on what is still the bloodiest single day in american history. the mosby heritage area association hosted this 50 minute event. [applause] >> our first speaker tonight will be keith snyder. i'm not as tall as giles. keith has worked for the national park service for 33 years. the national mall and memorial antietam national battlefield where he currently...

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.tietam on september 17, 186 through letters and diaryentriesmr. schneidergivesan inside look at the fears, anxieties and private thoughts of the men who fought on what is still the bloodiest single day in american history. the mosby heritage area association hosted this 50 minute event. [applause] >> our first speaker tonight will be keith snyder. i'm not as tall as giles. keith has worked for the national park service for 33 years. the national mall and memorial parks and

.tietam on september 17, 186 through letters and diary entries mr. schneider gives an inside look at the fears, anxieties and private thoughts of the men who fought on what is still the bloodiest single day in american history. the mosby heritage area association hosted this 50 minute event. [applause] >> our first speaker tonight will be keith snyder. i'm not as tall as giles. keith has worked for the national park service for 33 years. the national mall and memorial parks and

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health care -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time hasexpired.mr. schneider: iyield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the adirondack 46ers, an organization in my district whose 10,000-plus members climbed all 46 peaks in the adirondack mountains. since the founding, the 46ers have been central to promoting environmental stewardship, protecting our natural resources and encouraging younger generations to enjoy the great outdoors. ms. stefanik: the 46ers have done important work, giving back to the mountains they love, making the peaks more accessible. they've also prioritized community outreach and volunteerism. their trail maintenance program is critical to keeping trails available from hikers across the world, in turn protecting our environment. for the past century, young hik

health care -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. schneider: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the adirondack 46ers, an organization in my district whose...

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the russia probe. >>jessicaschneider, thankyou very much. after the court filings, president trump tweeted he is totally cleared. sarah sanders offered more specifics saying this in a statement, quote, the government's filings in mr. cohen's case tell us nothing of value that wasn't already known. goes on to say mr. cohen has repeatedly lied as the prosecution has pointed out to the court. mr. cohen is no hero. with regards to paul manafort, sanders says the government filings say absolutely nothing about the president. it says even less about collusion and is devoted almost entirely to lobbying related issues. we're learning a great deal. >> these court filings, giving some insight into the investigation. to parse through it, let's bring in ross garver via skype from new orleans. thank you for your time. >> happy to be here. >> from your filings, there is a great deal of focus on individual one and as we know individual one is the president. what we heard from the acting u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york in the cohen filing, he said this about the hush mone

the russia probe. >> jessica schneider, thank you very much. after the court filings, president trump tweeted he is totally cleared. sarah sanders offered more specifics saying this in a statement, quote, the government's filings in mr. cohen's case tell us nothing of value that wasn't already known. goes on to say mr. cohen has repeatedly lied as the prosecution has pointed out to the court. mr. cohen is no hero. with regards to paul manafort, sanders says the government filings say...

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part of it but in the end what's likely to matter here isn't this particular testimonyfrommrcomeybut the miller investigation and what he's going to report once he delivers his report that's what washington is waiting for or i could to get your thoughts on this as always bill schneider joining us there from washington thanks very much. still ahead on al-jazeera thousands of opposition supporters filled the streets of the georgian capital protesting the results of the presidential election there. changing lives from outer space with the help of a russian company and the international space station. and install a multi pole moment causes chaos on the page in the dutch media will be here later this news. out of the star has been falling thick and fast in wyoming a trust nor the center of the circulation is more or less annoying and that circulation is a big one see this little tale here so sharp edge to use it well that potentially could create tornadoes it's weakening and the deed as it is developing further inland but votes time you wake up on monday apart from in florida it shoul

part of it but in the end what's likely to matter here isn't this particular testimony from mr comey but the miller investigation and what he's going to report once he delivers his report that's what washington is waiting for or i could to get your thoughts on this as always bill schneider joining us there from washington thanks very much. still ahead on al-jazeera thousands of opposition supporters filled the streets of the georgian capital protesting the results of the presidential election...

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continuefailschneiderisa political analyst and a public policy professor at george mason university says revelations from multiple investigations are likely to put donald trump on the spot. it certainly doesn't bode well for mr flint general flynn and it does not bode well for mr trump because it appears that michael flynn was acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the turkish government this is not russia now this is turkey and that could be a very serious federal crime and i think he's trying to do what he can to show that he wants to cooperate he wants to he wants the same to the federal authorities want to do whatever he can to minimize his jail sentence which now looks quite substantial the walls are closing in you have the new york attorney general is making charges that his foundation was phony and might have it might have current committed crimes and she's shutting it down and selling off its assets that foundation appears to been used by trump and his organization as a slush fund and many laws made might have been broken by the use of that money certainly in n

continue fail schneider is a political analyst and a public policy professor at george mason university says revelations from multiple investigations are likely to put donald trump on the spot. it certainly doesn't bode well for mr flint general flynn and it does not bode well for mr trump because it appears that michael flynn was acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the turkish government this is not russia now this is turkey and that could be a very serious federal crime and...